Over the period,thewholesale business has been up 19%.The retail business grew by29%, reaching a total of 2billion euros for the first 9 months.On a comparable basis, the increasehasbeen14%.Sales viatheRalph Laurenstoresincreased 8%,those ofoutletsby 14%,those of theClubMonacobrandby 19% andfinallyonline salesby 29%. Theperformanceachieved duringthe first nine monthsallows managementgroupfurther raiseits forecast.Itnow expectsgrowth of 20%againstanexpected risebefore15 to 19% on average.